Activation AFV
Only used by Nonretail, Kit Activation expires after 90 days, reducing several development functions of a TestKit/DevKit. The AFV file is a generated on request by Sony and tied to console internal serial. An up-to-date console-tied AFV file must be sent to the PS4 using Neighborhood or USB to activate the console for up to 90 days. Once the PS4 has access to the AFV file, the user has to trigger activation by going to the Debug Settings. The PS4 OS then converts the AFV to an Activation ACF and writes that ACF token to the Serial Flash Non Volatile Storage.
See also PS Vita AFV and Activation ACF.
Location[edit | edit source]
(USB:)\ps4_activation.afv
The AFV file is downloaded from DevNet to a PC allowed to connect to such servers.
It can be sent to the console through a USB storage device or using Neighborhood and an ethernet cable between the console and the host PC.
Description[edit | edit source]
Neighborhood for PS4, does not require any activation but an unactivated PS4 Dev/Test Kit cannot run fSELF applications. If the Kit Activation is expired, the PS4 shows the following message on the Main Menu: "This Development Kit is Expired. See DEVKIT_Activation-Users_Guide." On later System Software versions, the message was changed to say "This DevKit/TestKit is Expired. See Activation Guide on DevNet".
Format[edit | edit source]
The Activation Key is a xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx string (where x = hexadecimal).
The AFV format for PS4 is almost the same as the one for PS Vita.
Activation File Verification[edit | edit source]
AFV are activation files used for/by development unit, they follow this format
# PS/ActivationCode # format_ver=1 # format_minor_ver=2 # platform_id=2 # code_num=179 # code_size=199 # extra_data_size=593 ### aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, 1493575358, 1403391357, 6, long_hexadecimal_sequence_1 bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb, 1493575358, 1403391357, 5, long_hexadecimal_sequence_2 etc.
# PS/ActivationCode # format_ver=1 # format_minor_ver=2 # platform_id=2 # code_num=179 # code_size=199 # extra_data_size=593 ### derived_from_open_psid_1, start_date_1, end_date_1, issue_no_1, encrypted_activation_token_1,extra_data_1 derived_from_open_psid_2, start_date_2, end_date_2, issue_no_2, encrypted_activation_token_2,extra_data_2 etc.
Syntax of the header is as follows:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| # PS/ActivationCode | Magic |
| # format_ver=1 | AFV format major version (1 on PS4) |
| # format_minor_ver=2 | AFV format minor version (2 on PS4) |
| # platform_id=2 | Platform ID (2 on PS4). Usage unknown. |
| # code_num=179 | Number of activation codes. It can be incremented to support multiple devices for a single AFV activation file. |
| # code_size=199 | Number of ASCII characters per activation code plus 1 supposedly for the null-byte terminator (not present in the file) |
| # extra_data_size=593 | Present only in activation files using RSA-2048 signatures (PS4 and PS Vita 2.10+) |
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Screenshot from the Activation AFV File
- Ps4 activation 32284750110266.png
Screenshot from another Activation AFV File
Activation File Context Menu Integration
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